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Huge news, John!
The Supreme Court of the United States dismissed [[link removed]] a big case on safety and “gun rights” that could have devastated public safety if it had moved forward.
This is big news for a few different reasons:
1.
The
case
was
brought
forward
and
funded
by
the
NRA.
Enough
said.
2.
This
was
the
first
Second
Amendment
case
the
Court
has
heard
in
nearly
a
decade.
3.
The
NRA
was
using
this
case
to
push
for
a
radical
interpretation
of
the
Second
Amendment
--
one
that
would
put
the
right
to
own
guns
before
all
other
rights.
Including
our
right
not
to
be
shot.
We weren’t going to let the NRA push a case that would have disastrous effects nationwide. So we rallied outside the Supreme Court [[link removed]] last December. We submitted an amicus brief [[link removed]] uplifting the personal stories of nine young people whose lives have forever been impacted by gun violence. We introduced our Peace Plan [[link removed]] , which emphasizes the importance of the Court upholding our right not to be shot and calls on the next Attorney General to reexamine the ahistorical Heller interpretation of the Second Amendment. We fought the NRA every step of the way as they tried to radicalize the Court and the Constitution in the name of violence. And today, we won.
Whether you signed the Peace Plan, tweeted that #GunLawsSaveLives, joined us for our SCOTUS rally, donated to support our work, or uplifted the voices of young gun violence survivors -- you helped do this. You helped defend our safety, our lives, and our rights.
As we celebrate this victory, we’re also staying focused on the future. We know the Court is eager to take up another Second Amendment case soon -- Justice Kavanaugh said so today. Help us prepare for future challenges from the gun lobby in the courts by making a one-time or recurring donation today, if you can. [[link removed]] If you can’t, help us spread the good news on Twitter [[link removed]] ! And if you want to join other young people doing this life-saving work, join a chapter [[link removed]] today.
Be proud. Be excited. Be relieved. The fight isn’t even close to over and there’s still a lot of work to be done in the courts. But in this current state of uncertainty and darkness, this is a light shining on the power of organizing, activism, storytelling, and fighting for what’s right. We have a right not to be shot.
In solidarity,
David Hogg
Board Member
March For Our Lives
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